71 | Stop Accepting Burnout & Unhappiness And Take Back Control Of Your Career with Alex Simmons

In this episode, I spoke with Alex Simmons about his career in private equity and investment banking, the impact it had on his life and how he took action to help others not find themselves in the same place.  He found himself burned out during the traditional high stakes nature of this career and was introduced to therapy and meditation and later coaching.  He soon realized that everyone around him was stressed and burned out and his employer only offered a standard Employee Assistance Program, which was not proactive but instead for crisis management and came with its own stigmas.  Alex shares his vulnerability in his own mental health journey and how he created a safe space for people to be proactive in their own mental wellbeing by starting a company, Boon Health, that offers accessible coaching for employees.  In this episode, you will  specifically learn how to:Build consistent healthy habits:  What keeps you healthy mentally & physically, is it working out, eating better?  Do you have good sleep habits?  Are you tracking your bad days and what helped you feel better?Build resiliency:  Having the skill set in tough times to adapt to adversity and how quickly you can bounce back from it.Be self-aware: Ensure that your decision to change jobs or companies isn't coming from emotion rather being grounded in that decision and why you want to make the change.Find gratitude: What makes you happy outside of work?More about Alex…Alex is the Co-Founder + CEO of Boon Health, a B2B personalized coaching platform that is on a mission to build a more resilient world. After spending the beginning of his career working in private equity and investment banking, Alex saw an opportunity to bring more approachable and personal and professional growth tools into the workplace. Alex is an avid golfer and COVID has turned him into a serious barista.How to connect with Alex…LinkedinLinks mentioned Boon HealthI’m Karen Weeks, the CEO & Chief Shine Officer (aka transformation coach) at KDW Coaching, the host of the Shine at Work podcast, award winning culture leader (currently leading the People team at Ordergroove), a speaker and published author. My purpose is to help career-oriented humans get unstuck so they can shine bright in business and in life.  And I know how that feels, I navigated a career from theatre & the arts to HR (with lots of twists and turns there) to expanding my career into coaching as well. I live in NYC with my husband and furry babies!Connect with Me!WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTwitterAs always, please consider subscribing, leaving a rating and review and sharing this podcast and the whole series with others.  We do this podcast to help spread the word that everyone can get unstuck and find the thing that brings them joy in their careers.  If our guests can do it, you can too!  Welcome to the Shine at Work Podcast! On this show, your co-hosts Karen and Dan will shine a light on your job search so you can land a role that lets you flex your strengths and progress your career in an environment you actually look forward to working in each day. From creating a stand-out resume, to confidently negotiating your salary, to finding your footing as a new manager, you can expect to hear actionable advice to help you shine your brightest in your role.Karen D. Weeks is the CEO and Chief Career Coach of Shine at Work Coaching. She has over twenty years of HR experience, including as CPO at Ordergroove.Dan Carr is a Shine at Work Career Coach with over a decade of recruiting experience helping high-growth startups expand with top talent.Connect with Us!WebsiteInstagramKaren Weeks on LinkedInDan Carr on LinkedIn